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Outlook for Salvation of the Kingdom Blacker Than at Any Time Since Germans, in September, Started Their Double Drive——Russo-Rumanian Armies Fighting Desperately to Check Enemy's Steady Advance.
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GERMANS HOLDING THE FOE NEAR MONASTIR
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London, Nov. 20.——The allies' victory at Monastir, in Macedonia, was not purshed beyond that ground to-day, according to advices from Berlin.

The outlook for the salvation of Rumania is blacker than it has been at any other time since the armies of van Falkenhayn and General Mackenzen began their double drive in September. Powerful efforts within the past 48 hours have driven the Austro-German line nearly 50 miles into the western part of Rumania. Austro-German forces have cut the Orsovo-Craiova railroad, the only railway line running through Rumania from the east to the west.

This menaces the Rumanian army on the line stretching along the Danube in a southeasterly direction from Orsovo and will probably compel its retreat. A retirement of this force will open the way for a brand new invasion of Rumania from Bulgaria by way of Viden or Rahova.

May Not Require Decisive Victory.

The progress of the Austro-Germans in northeastern Rumania is much more difficult. The Rumanians and Russians have massed the bulk of their armies in that zone to prevent Rumania being cut off from Russia. But a decisive victory in that sphere will not be necessary if the Teutons keep up their swift progress across the Rumanian plain.

An advance across this stretch of level ground in central Rumania will put the Austro-Germans into the rear of the armies in the Carpathians and the eastern ranges of the Transylvania Alps, compelling them to flee.

Heavy battles continue on the Somme front in France. The allies are keeping up their drive on Bapaume, but with a small degree of success. Berlin dwells upon the severity of the allies' losses there.

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GERMANS AND BULGARS IN NEW POSITIONS NEAR MONASTIR
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Berlin (Via Sayville, Wireless), Nov. 20.——The German and Bulgarian troops that evacuated Monastir have taken up new positions north of the fortress says the War Office to-day in a report on Macedonia operations. German reinforcements have reached this front. 
Despatches from Sofia to-day say that another great battle is developing there. Monastir is under the fire of German artillery. Military experts believe that the positions of the Bulgar forces are stronger than the older ones and the efforts of the French, Serbian, Russian and Italian armies to break through will fail. 
The new lines offer fewer chances for an eveloping movement by the Entente forces than the old ones did. 
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Berlin (Via Sayville, Wireless), Nov. 20- There have been no incidents of importance on the eastern front during the past 20 hours. the War Office announced to-day. 
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HEAVILY ALLIED ATTACKS ON THE DEFENSES OF BAPAUME 
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Berlin (via Sayville, Wireless), Nov. 20.- Strong allied attacks were directed last night against the Bapaume defenses from two directions, but all were repulsed. The War Office announced to-day that the British attacked between Serre and Beaucourt at the northern end of the front and also south of Miraumont. All the attacks broke down and the allies suffered severe losses. At the same time the French were attacking between Bapaume and Peronne. They likewise had no success. 
The official report says:
"Western Front- Army group of 
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AN AIR YACHT SOON IN SERVICE BETWEEN NEW YORK AND FLORIDA 
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New York, Nov. 20.- The air yacht has come. Commissioned by the Aero Club of America, a gigantic air-water craft, 54 feet long and 76 feet from tip to tip of her wings, has just been built to make Florida from New York at week-ends and the Bermudas whenever wind and water conditions are especially propotious. At a recent trial 11 passengers were easily carried. The machine is the last word in luxury. Her cabin is finished in mahogany and her furniture is pigskin upholstered. She has all the electric buttons necessary to summon refreshment service as well as electric searchlight and electric starter. 
The Curtiss company built the air yacht for the American Trans-Oceanic Company, of which Rodman Wanamaker is president. Harry Payne Whitney, however, is said to be the man who authorized her construction and who will be the host on the voyages scheduled for the near future. A speed of 60 miles an hour was demanded in the specifications.   


tle Split Into Isolated Attacks. 
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Berlin (via Sayville, Wireless), Nov. 20.- The great thrust of the allies on the Somme front has been brought to a complete standstill writes the military expert of the Oversea News Agency to-day. He declares that the British, in their mighty stroke on the the Ancre, used 120,000 fresh troops, but were able to gain only unimportant advantages. The Butte de Warlencourt, which dominates one of the Bapaume highways, has been recaptured by the Germans. 
The resume in full follows:
Split into Isolated Attacks
"The great thrust by the enemy has come completely to a standstill and the general battle has been split into isolated attacks. Small local successes of the attacking enemy cannot be expanded and for the most part they have been lost as the result of German counter attacks.
"The fact that for weeks the same villages have been mentioned again and again in the official German reports, as well as the reports of the Entente Allies, is the best proof that the battle on the general Somme front has come to a standstill and that the British as well as the French are not improving their positions. 
Hold Heights of Serre. 
"British attacks on the Ancre could not be carried beyond the positions methodically occupied by the defenders (Germans), despite small local successes southwest of Serre and Grandecourt. The coveted heights of Serre, after desperate attacks by the enemy, remain in German hands. From Serre itself the Germans were compelled to retire. 
"The objective of the grand assaults delivered on November 13 and 14 by three fresh British corps (120,000 men), assisted by extraordinary strong artillery fire, was not limited to the villages of Beaumont-Hamel and Beaucourt, but Bapaume. This has been proved not only by orders found, but also by the repeated reports of British correspondents, who have often pointed out that the allies are now within striking distance of Bapaume. 
"The failure of the massed thrusts was to be counter-balanced by tenacious and repeated attacks along the Ancre.  Especially stubborn assaults were launched there again and again against our positions on the Mailly-Serre road and east of Beaucourt. 
Unable to Break Germany Front. 
"These were repulsed in violent hand to hand fighting and with hand grenades. After all these isolated attacks had remained fruitless for a week the British on November 18 again attempted to obtain their objective by attacks on both sides of the Ancre. In spite of the most powerful artillery fire this new attempt to break though our front proved a flat failure. 
"The enemy on the whole of the 12-mile front of fighting was repulsed nearly everywhere. Insignificant successes at some places required the heaviest sacrifices. Local successes at the angle of the Ancre were paid for by the British with heavy losses on other parts of the front. 
"The Butte de Warlencourt, a flat hill commanding a road to Bapaume and which had been captured by the British on November 14, after enormous efforts, has again been conquered by the Germans in isolated attacks. 
"Counter-attacks against German positions near Sailly-Saillisel on the evening of November 17 could make no progress through the German fire. On the following day the French attacks on the whole front from Sailly-Saillisel to the edge of St. Pierre Vaast Wood broke down with heavy losses. Likewise, pressure against our flank near Pressoire (South of Somme River), gave the enemy a small initial success"
The story threw a very interesting part on the attitude of Colonial troops fighting with the British. The military expert told of a surprise attack that was made near Serre on the afternoon of November 16. The British forces holding the position fled with the exception of two non-commissioned officers and 17 men. The prisoners turned out to be Australians. They told their captors that they were tired of fighting and that the Australians on the Somme front are being kept fighting only by the hope of getting relief soon.
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BOMBS FOUND HIDDEN
        IN CARGO OF SUGAR
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New York, Nov. 20.- Hidden in the sugar cargo of the American steamship Sarnia when she arrived at Cherbourg, France, from this city recently, were found 20 unexploded bombs. The news was brought back here to-day by Fourth Mate Wybrance of the Sarnia, who also reported that while in mid-ocean the vessel caught fire from some unknown cause. 


BORDER AGREEMENT
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Mexico's Representatives in Atlantic City Conference To-day Faced Their Last Opportunity to Effect An Arrangement for Patrol of the Mexican Frontier. 
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LANE HAS PLENARY POWER
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Chairman of American Group Directed to Inform Mexicans That Agreement Must be Reached at Once or United Stated Will Pursue Its Border Policy Independently. 
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Washington, Nov. 20.- The Mexican commissioners at Atlantic City to-day face their last opportunity to come to terms on a plan for patrol of the Mexican border. Secretary Lane, chairman of the American group, given plenary power by President Wilson was expected to tell the Mexicans to-day that an agreement must be reached at once or the United States will have to pursue its border policy independently of Mexican co-operation or approval. 

Cabrera Must Recede.
Luis Cabrera, chairman of the Mexican commissioners, who has so far blocked all efforts at agreement, will have to change his attitude if there are to be further conferences, officials say. Secretary Lane will tell him that President Wilson will not listen to his demand that any joint American-Mexican expedition in Mexico be commanded by a Mexican officer. 
Unless the Mexicans come speedily to some other agreement mutually satisfactory, the American policy will be to fall back upon the "hot trail" plan, that is, the respective troops will patrol either side of the border with the understanding that the Americans, without seeking permission will pursue a hot trail across the border after any miscreants who raid frontier town and then cross back into Mexico.

Would Withdraw Pershing. 
The adoption of such a policy would contemplate the early withdrawal of the American troops now in Mexico. War Department officials for several months have been agreed that there is little advantage in maintaining General Pershing's command in Mexico in a stationary position.
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TREVINO'S ARMY DECISIVELY DEFEATED BY VILLISTAS
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El Paso Tex. Nov. 20.-With his army split into two badly demoralized sections as a result of an attack by Villistas at Bachimba Canican Saturday General Trevino is to-day back in Chihuahua City and desperately endeavoring to recruit more men.

The advance part of Trevino's forces are in Santo Rosalia and unable to get back to the State capital because the pass at Machimba Canyon is held by the Villistas. The rest of the company are back in Chihuahua. Both are declared to be at the mercy of Villa. Trevino's plan to effect a juncture with the forces of General Murguia who is coming north from Torreon, has been checked by Villa's coup.

Many of the 2,000 men, with whom Trevino started out are said to have deserted to Villa.

Official admission is made by Carranza officials at Juarez that Trevino has returned to Chihuahua City for military reasons and that his departure for the south will be delayed for several days.
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STRIKE THREATENED BY WELSH COAL MINERS
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London, Nov. 20-Dissatisfaction with working conditions and the rising cost of living are causing much unrest among the Welsh coal miners. Unless conditions are remedied this week, the miners threaten to qiut work for 24 hours, as a demonstration of their power. They are attempting to get the support of the railway unions and transport workers before taking any decisive steps towards a strike.

The Government threatens to take over the coal industry and operate it, if the men walk out.
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LONDON PAPER ATTACKS THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY
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London, Nov. 20.-In an article calling attention to Germany's submarine menace of England, the Morning Post to-day made a sharp attack upon the British Admiralty. The paper demanded a new head for the Admiralty on the ground that the present one had failed to cope with the evolution and development of Germany's sea forces.
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MISS RUTH LAW
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TWO ARE DEAD, TWO MISSING AND SEVEN ARE INJURED BY EXPLOSION OF TUG'S BOILER
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New York, Nov. 20-Without a second of warning the boiler of the tugboat Rambler exploded to-day in the East River, killing two persons and injuring nine. Two others missing are thought to have sunk with the debris of the boat.

The dead are Capt. Eugene Casey, the commander of the tug, and Andrew Pitts, the engineer. It was Casey's first day aboard the craft. The missing are Frederick Zaan, a deck hand, and Frank Estabrook, a boatman.

The Williamsburg water front was covered with the wreckage of the boat. Ambulances were rushed from the Greenpoint Hospital. Hundreds rushed to the spot, thinking that relatives or friends were among the dead or missing. The shock of the explosion shattered the windows of the Chesebro Fiber Company's mill, nearby, where 1,000 girls are employed. For a few minutes there was danger of panic, but the coolness of the foremen reassured the employes.
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SHOT HIS SWEETHEART AND WOUNDED SELF
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Alliance, O., Nov. 20.-About to be captured by a posse of enraged farmers, Ralph Poto, 22, who early to-day shot and seriously wounded his sweetheart, Mabel Austin, turned his revolver upon himself. He fired three bullets into his breast and is believed to be dying.

Poto escaped from the scene of the Austin shooting on his motorcycle. Farmers pursuing came upon him when his gasoline gave out. Poto shot the girl when she told him she could not go with him any longer because of her father's objections.
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GOLFER DIES AFTER MAKING LONG DRIVE
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New York, Nov. 20.- W. H. Winter of 56 South Broadway, Yonkers, expert accountant for the Ward Randall Company of New York, fell dead of heart failure after making a 210-yard drive coming into the eighteenth hold at the Gedney Farm Golf and Country Club course, White Plains, yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Winter he had been playing a foursome. His drive was the longest of all, his ball being the only one to clear the difficult bunker at the eighteenth hole. He stood watching one of the others make a shot from the bunker when they saw him press his hand to his heart and fall dead. 

WOULD HAVE THE PRESIDENT CHOSEN BY DIRECT VOTE

Portland, Ore., Nov. 20,--Senator George E. Chamberlin will introduce at the coming session of Congress a proposal for a constitutional amendment providing for the election of President by direct vote of the people, according to a formal statement issued to-day. The statement says that he hopes to have it acted upon in time to become effective four years hence.

"The recent election demonstrated more strongly than ever the desirability of electing the President by a direct vote," says the statement. "If 5,000 votes in California had been changed that State would have gone for Hughes and he would have been elected, notwithstanding 400,000 more votes were cast in the Nation for Wilson than for Hughes,"

TESTIMONY IN THE TEIPER TRIAL SOON UNDER WAY

Nine Jurors in the Box When Court Resumed To-day and 150 Veniremen on Hand From Whom to select the other Three Jurors.

Buffalo, Nov,20.--There were 150 veniremen in the court room when the criminal term of the Supreme Court opened to-day on the fourth day of the trial of John Edward Teiper, who is charged with the murder of his mother. With nine men already accepted and the great number of men to draw from it is expected that the jury will be easily completed to-day.

It would not be surprising if the District Attorney would open his case to-day. The presence of several witnesses to be sworn by the prosecution in the court room to-day made that contingency seem very probable.

Teiper Will Be a Witness.

Teiper appeared very much refreshed to-day after his Sunday rest. He appeared a trifle tired and worn when he left the court room Friday afternoon. It is now practically assured that Teiper will be called to the witness stand by the defense. Just what the nature of the defense will be is not yet known. It is believed that it will follow the explanation made by Teiper, when he was found lying on the Orchard Park road beside his mother and brother, slightly injured. On that occasion Teiper claimed his party was attacked by a burly negro who made his escape through the fields.

Sister's Testimony Important.

Much depends upon what Grace J. Teiper, sister of the defendant, may say. Miss Teiper received five fractures of the skull in the Orchard Park road tragedy. Her testimony will probably be taken at her Richmond avenue home because of her delicate health.

Australian General Dies of Wounds.

London, Nov, 20,--Gen. Duncan J. Clasfurd, director of military training in Australia before the war, has died of wounds received on the Somme front, says a despatch from Paris to day.

Gracefully to Earth on Governor's Island Gasoline Supply All But Exhausted When She Arrived at Her Destination.

DARING YOUNG WOMAN GIVEN WARM WELCOME AT COMPLETION OF TRIP

New York, Nov. 20,--Alighting on Governor's Island at exactly 9:40 o'clock this morning, Miss Ruth Law, by her most recent performance, the world's champion aviatrix, brought her Chicago to New York flight an end. She completed the last lap of her journey--from Binghamton to Governor's Island--at an average speed of about 100 miles an hour. She left Binghamton. She left Binghamton at 7:12 o'clock to-day.

FIRST AMONG ALL THE WORLD'S WOMEN AVIATORS

New York, Nov. 20,--The flight achievement of Miss Ruth Law, in covering the distance from Chicago to Hornell without a stop, makes her first among all of the women aviators of the world and second counting men as her rivals.

The record for non-stop flights is: First-- French Sub-Lieut. A. Marchal, from Nancy, France, to Cholm, Poland, 812.5 miles.

Second--Miss Ruth Law, from Chicago to Hornell, 590 miles.

In addition Miss Law holds the American cross-country non-stop record, the greatest previous mileage having been made by Victor Carlstrom in his recent flight of 452 miles from Chicago to Erie, Pa. 

ONE REASON WHY FLOUR AND BREAD PRICES ARE UP

Washington, Nov. 20,--The Department of Justice to-day is watching the "hold your grain" movement that has spread into the northwestern United States from Canada. United States District Attorney Cline at Chicago has forwarded a preliminary report to the department, declaring that the propaganda is in some degree responsible for the rising cost of flour and bread.  Agents of the Canadian farmers' organizations are declared to be urging American farmers to join the in the movement to hold up grain, succeeding in some degree.

Attorney General Gregory to-day was considering the question whether there is ground for prosecution under the general conspiracy statues.

Chief Bruce Bielaski of the bureau of investigation to-day declared that as soon as his agents wind up their worth in gathering election fraud evidence, they will turn more attention to the general food price investigation which was begun recently. The election fraud work is practically completed. 

"BIG FOUR" OF THE LABOR WORLD MAY JOIN THE A.F. OF L.

(By George R. Holmes.)

Baltimore, Md., Nov. 20. - An all important work confronted the American Federation of Labor to-day as it started on the last lap of its yearly convention, with fireworks imminent on several matters.

Garretson-Lee, Stone and Carter, heads of the railroad brotherhoods and the "Big Four of the labor world, whose arrival is expected to bring to a head the eight-hour controversy, were not on the ground this morning and their coming may be delayed until to-morrow.

The likelihood of the railroad brotherhoods coming into the fold of the American Federation of Labor, after having held aloff so many years, is engrossing the attention of leaders. Such a move would bring more than 400,000 men into the federation and consolidate all the organized labor of the country under a common head.

"We are close together now than we ever have been before, said President Gompers to-day. "There is nothing of any moment that would prevent the railroad brotherhoods from affiliating with the federation. There is a widespread desire among the delegates to see the railroad men come into the fold, forget all difficulties and present a united front, to the enemy."

Faithful Cook Gets Big Estate.

Carlisle, 111., Nov. 20. - Kate Mulcahy, who served Mrs. John McCabe as a cook for 41 years, is made Mrs. McCabe's heir in the will just probated. The estate is worth $200,000.

Nearly Out of Gasoline.

Flying at a height of about 1,000 feet, Miss Law was forced to combat a strong wind all the way from Binghamton. When she landed here there were but a few drops of gasoline left in the tank of her machine, despite the fact that she had refilled it at Binghamton.

"I couldn't have gone another thousand yards," she declared as she stepped out of the machine and removed her woolen cap.

A great crowd was present on Governor's Island to greet the young woman. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, commander of the Department of the East of the army, his two aides, Major Hartman and Major Wood, and A. G. Wendell and August Post, representing the Aero Club of America, personally congratulated Miss Law as soon as she got out of her machine. 

A Rousing Cheer.

Grouped around n the aviation grounds were scores of young aviation pupils who have not yet obtained their pilot licenses. They gave the young aviatrix a rousing cheer as she brought her machine gracefully to the ground.

"Well done, little girl, we're all proud of you," was General Wood's greeting to Miss Law.

"Thank you. I'm none the worse for wear, as you can see," answered the young woman laughingly.

Miss Law acted as a mail carrier on her last lap. She brought a letter to the New York Rotary Club from Douglas Arthur Teed, a Pinghamton artist, and also one to Judge John J. Rooney from Charles T. Cunningham.

Greatest on Western Hemisphere

After an examination of the recording instruments on Miss Law's machine the Aero Club of America officially stamped Miss Law's exploit as the greatest non-stop flight ever made by either a man or woman aviator on the western hemisphere. 

Augustus Post, an official of the club, said that Miss Law's flight from Chicago to Hornell was 590 miles and that it beat Carlstrom's record for a non-stop cross-country flight. The strong westerly wind caused Miss Law to drift considerably during the flight from Binghamton to Governor's Island with the result that the distance flown from Chicago to New York was 880 miles. 
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CROWD STAYS DARING YOUNG WOMAN LEAVE BINGHAMTON
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Binghamton, Nov. 20,--Miss Ruth Law, who is flying from Chicago to New York is an aeroplane, left here at 7:12 a.m. to-day. On the first leg of her journey yesterday she covered 590 miles. Miss Law has a little difficulty in starting the engine on her machine, owing to the cold weather. Once she got it going, however, she quickly shot into the air and was off on the last leg of her trip. She expected to land at Governor's Island, about 9 o'clock. Despite the early hour, there was a good sized crowd out, to see the daring aviatrix get away. As her machine spiralled into the air, a great cheer went up. Miss Law waved to the crowd as she disappeared towards New York City. 
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THOUSAND FEET IN THE AIR AS SHE PASSED PORT JERVIS
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Port Jervis, Nov. 20---Flying at a height of about 1,000 feet Miss Ruth Law passed over at 8:35 o'clock this morning on her way to New York. It was estimated she was making about 100 miles an hour. 
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SWIFT JUSTICE FOR MICHIGAN MURDERER
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Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 20.--Alfred Culey is on his way to Marquette Prison to-day, less than 24 hours after he shot and killed his stepdaughter. Culey, becoming enraged during a quarrel with his wife over the girl yesterday, fired a bullet at his stepdaughter and after she had fallen, crushed her skull with the butt of a rifle. 
Fearing violence at the hands of neighbors, he drove to town here and surrendered. Shortly after midnight a special session of court was called. Culey pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment. 
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Postoffice Robbed of $1,2000.

Punxsutawney, Pa., Nov. 20.--The postoffice and store of the Mahoning Supply Company at Walston, near here, were robbed early to-day by thieves of $1,200 in money and stamps

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